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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1898
Page
5
Elvira daughter of Don Carlos seeks $150000 from John Hanan, Brooklyn millionaire manufacturer, in a Superior Court case filed in ICAGO. The suit stems from events prior to Hanan's marriage to Mrs Smith and involves real estate disputes and alleged relations with Mrs Dutton.
A Rome despatch reports Donna Elvira daughter of Carlos, the pretender to the throne, achieved a judicial separation from her husband Count Folchi. The court ordered alimony of 300 francs monthly. The disappearance followed Elvira Bourbon Anjou returning from a visit with her sister Princess Massimo, where Folchi was said to be living with a family.
David Seeley of Kalamazoo is alleged to have ten wives and may have more as several women discuss prosecutions for bigamy. The list includes Margaret McCone Waka Patience Burchett and others. Seeley, 68, says he is a martyr and denies wrongdoing while authorities arrest him in Pierson, Michigan amid accusations of marriage and theft of money.
A distressed speaker laments queasy finances and relentless cruelties. He says money has driven him mad and that he is glad to be confined away from his persecutors, claiming he has tried to be good despite hardship.
Representative Parker introduces a bill to regulate marriage by creating a State board of three examiners and county boards to assess applicants. The tests evaluate hereditary insanity drunkenness criminal history criminal tendency imbecility and transmissible diseases. any listed condition bars the right to wed.
Winsted Conn February 4 Mrs Smith a dying widow informs she had water after a renovation of her squalid home. Nurses bathed her despite protests. She contracted a chill and faces pneumonia threat. She is known to have money in the bank worth several thousand dollars.
Congressman Samuel W. McCall will hold an examination in Winchester High School on February 26 at 9 30 a m to select a cadet and alternate for the eighth Massachusetts district at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis The examining board includes State Senator Fred W Dallinger Cambridge Edwin N Lovering high school principal and Dr George N P Mead.
While returning from the Pleasant street fire Ladder truck No. 3 struck a sleigh driven by Dr. J. P. Paine of 68 Bartlett Roxbury overturning the sleigh. Dr. Paine was assisted and helped back into his sleigh.
The Rev Dr Dolling will preach at St Pauls Church Tremont Street on Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock continuing the mission for the next two weeks in the city.
The report notes rising shipments of boots and shoes from the East with sales above every year except 1895. Buyers cautious but paying small advances. women’s and brogan demand up, leather markets active, and cotton goods show improved demand after factory stoppages. Failures rise modestly to 335 in the U.S. and 39 in Canada.
Bradstreet's to-morrow will say severe cold weather with high winds and heavy snow has been reported. The brief item notes harsh conditions affecting travel and daily life, signaling a severe winter spell across regions.
The piece notes a week of strong influence on movement and distribution of staple goods with the Northern and Eastern States hardest hit by the storm. It reports improved retail demand for winter goods, interrupted distribution in New England and the Middle States, and large iron and steel activity. Bank clearings for January across seventy two cities totaled 6.974 billion, up one sixth of one percent from December 1897.
The Western Union of the Montreal district Wa. Co. T. U. criticized Lady Henry Somerset as an association official. They adopted resolutions disavowing her leadership and rejecting her as a public figure who was forced to resign in Great Britain.
Fifteen couples enjoyed last evening’s sleigh ride through Somerville led by George B. Currier and Herbert Sheldon. The Philomathean Society elected officers with Louis C. Elson named honorary member. officers include Currier, Edith Everett, May Genant, and Joseph R. Moore. Freshmen and sophomores clashed over green curtains for the freshmen play. A Snow-capped Sisters drama was staged by a group of BU women. Trustees plan resolutions on H Nast Brodbeck’s death and will attend the funeral en masse.
Matthew W. Ryan a Boston Post Office clerk faced arraignment in Roxbury Court on charges of stealing books and jewelry from the mails. The case was dismissed and sent to federal authorities. Ryan pleaded guilty before Commissioner Fiske and was ordered to post $2000 bond or face commitment for the March term of the U S Circuit Court. He appeared with his father.
The Senate confirmed RE. H. Chenegw of New Hampshire as consul at Lapaz Mexico. The action was taken on February 4 in Washington.
Mr Lynch of the contracting firm defends hiring practices while a strike unfolds at the Dover street bathhouse. George M Gunther of the Building Trades Council says workers were ordered off the job but foresees no boycott following Monday action. Eleven non union workers move material, steam expected to resume soon.
In New York a lawyer filed suits against the Hudson Telephone Company and promoters in Jersey City and Trenton. He claims $200,000 in stock was issued and sold with no treasury value and seeks to set aside the stock as fraudulent. He represents over 100 clients, many of whom are service subscribers.
About 120 former Southbridge residents, now living in Boston and nearby areas, gathered at the Unite location for a reunion or community event.
Mr Albert W Martin of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad presided assisted by Mr and Mrs James J Oakes Mr and Mrs E P Wells Mr and Mrs G G Bulfinch and Mrs Martin A vocal and musical programme was rendered by Misses Dean Oakes King Morse and Simmons Brief addresses were made by George M Whitaker editor of the New England Farmer Edward H Cavanaugh and George H Miller counsel of the Boston elevated railroad.
The Rapid Transit Commission books are described as deplorable and unusable for accurate data, per a report released by Mayor Van Wyck. Expenditures from Feb 9, 1891 to Jan 1 this year total about $430,000, with special counsel fees of $78,900 paid to Shepard Parsons Ogden and Tracy Boardman Platt.
In Paris on February 4, a sword duel between M. Alexandre Millerand editor of La Petite Republique Francaise and deputy M. Henri Lavertuson was fought after a debate dispute. Millerand sustained a wound to his right arm.
The Fulton Debating Society at Boston College elected officers led by President Benjamin F. Teeling and Vice President John B. Doyle. The first prize debate on Hawaii annexation ended with the affirmative winning as Bartholomew Coyne and George A. Mac Laughlin supported the motion while Teeling and Duffy opposed. Debaters announced for the Harvard Forum include Francis Carney, John Doyle, and William Nugent.
Some days ago H. B. Hodgate won by agreement judgment for $1000 damages in a suit against the Grand Trunk Railroad Company for malicious prosecution and arrest. D. Turner, who represented Hodgate, filed a bill in equity and obtained an injunction restraining the company from paying the money. Turner seeks about $0.0 in his bill.
An upbeat promotion urges winter travelers to visit Florida via the Clyde line. It highlights direct service and luxurious steamers, offering contact points at 5 Bowling Green New York and 201 Washington Street Boston for further information.
The note reports suffrage defeated as the legislature works. sadness fills the Senate over the critical condition of James B. Hayes, with resolutions of regret. House activity includes bills and petitions, including a withdrawal petition on striking male from the constitution, and a railroad fare inquiry order. Also mentions Hoag's public information act and Elliott’s bicycle rider protections. Nellie Spearing seeks state aid after her husband’s death due to state employee negligence.
Peter Lozowski won one dollar from the Boston Gas Light Company in a Superior Court ruling yesterday. The case claimed $20 000 in damages for alleged negligence in turning on gas at 34 Essex Street.
John Finn age 35 of Lynn was run over by the Marblehead train while attempting to board it at 10 30 this forenoon. His right leg was severed near the hip. He was taken to Lynn Hospital and may die.
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